So one day back in 79 or so a Colorado man named Nick decided he wanted an an off-road and drove home in his new, red FJ40. A couple of years later a little girl was born and grew up working on this truck with her father between trips to Moab and locations around Colorado. Nick was pretty involved in local rock crawling organization and modified his truck with a 350 Chevy, lockers and numerous other modifications over the years, most with the help of his youngest daughter. Unfortunately he passed away in 1999, his daughters were heading off to college and his wife sold off most of the "extras" leaving only the base vehicle. Nick's daughters moved on with their life, finishing college and getting married while the truck sat, only being driven on rare occasions, outside for 13 years.
In 2012 my wife, Nick's youngest purchased this truck from her mom with the plan of passing it down to our kids one day. Now begins the journey of trying to reverse a decade's worth of neglect and deciphering the choices Nick made over the years. We drove the truck as is for a couple of years but had a small electrical fire last year and decided to get serious about trying to bring it back to Nick's vision.
In 2012 my wife, Nick's youngest purchased this truck from her mom with the plan of passing it down to our kids one day. Now begins the journey of trying to reverse a decade's worth of neglect and deciphering the choices Nick made over the years. We drove the truck as is for a couple of years but had a small electrical fire last year and decided to get serious about trying to bring it back to Nick's vision.
